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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Airport Board - 05/19/2021REGULAR MEETING MINUTES CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOARD MAY 19TH, 2021 3:30 P.M. THIS MEETING WILL BE VIRTUAL AND CONDUCTED ONLINE TO JOIN THE MEETING & PARTICIPATE GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: https://zoom.us ~ Zoom Meeting ID: 810 7537 6130 ~ Password: MAY2021 Jon Reily, Chairman Paul Cameron, Member John LaRue, Member BOARD MEMBERS Ted Mandel, 2nd Vice-chairman Karl Tomlinson, Member CITY STAFF Kevin Smith, Director of Aviation Tyler Miller, Deputy Director Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager John Hyland, Chief of Public Safety Victor Gonzalez, Major Projects Manager Kenneth Black, Facilities Manager Albert Bejarano, Operations Manager Elizabeth Hundley, Asst. City Attorney Adelle Ives, Management Assistant I.Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:34 p.m. by Chairman Reily. II.Roll Call Roll was called and a quorum was present. III.Public Comment* Dr. Silverman commented to the Board members on Air Service Development in Corpus Christi. IV.Approval of the absences for the April 21st, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Reily call for a motion to excuse First Vice-chairman Feferman’s absences from the April Airport Board meeting. A motion was heard and passed unanimously. V.Approval of minutes for the April 21st, 2021 Regular Airport Board Meeting Chairman Reily called for a motion to approve the minutes of the April Airport Board meeting. A motion was heard and passed unanimously. VI.Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend City Council Approve the Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article IV, Division 16 Airport Board of the City Code of Ordinances by adding a non-voting ex-officio representative to the Airport Board membership Director Smith gave the members some background information on this item. Chairman Reily spoke in favor of the ex-officio position for the Visit Corpus Christi organization’s CEO. Board member LaRue asked that another position should also be considered for the Economic Development Corporation’s CEO on the Airport Board. Discussion was heard on this item. Second Vice-chairman Mandel moved to approve the recommendation to City Council. Board member LaRue second and the motion carried. VII.Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend City Council Approve the Contract Award for the purchase, manufacture and installation of passenger board bridges and installation Deputy Director Miller informed the members on the specifics of this item. Discussion was heard on this item. Chairman Reily called for a motion. Board member Buentello moved to approve a recommendation to City Council. Second Vice-chairman Mandel second and the motion carried. VIII.Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action to Recommend City Council Appropriate FAA Grant No. 62 for Runway 13-31 Rehabilitation and Taxiway Connectors Deputy Director Miller briefed the members on this item. Discussion was heard. Chairman Reily called for motion. Board member Shumann moved to approve a recommendation to City Council. Board member Tomlinson second and the motion carried. IX.Presentation and Discussion regarding changes to Chapter 9 of the City Ordinances Deputy Director Miller briefed the members on the changes that would be made to Chapter 9 of the City Ordinances that are specific to Airport Operations. Discussion was heard on this item. X.Presentation and Discussion on Airport Parking Operations Director Smith gave a presentation on the changes occurring with the Parking Lot operations reverting back to Airport management. Discussion was heard on this item. Luis Buentello, Member Kusumakar Sooda, Member Hans Schumann, Member XI.Presentation and Discussion regarding the creation of Airport Board Work Groups Director Smith discussed the creation of Airport Board Work Groups to cover issues dealing with the Airport Rehab and Economic Development. These type of work groups will be created as needed to have members work closely on crucial issues that affect the Airport. Discussion was heard on this item. Members were instructed to email Airport staff regarding their interest in working in one of the two groups. XII.Director’s Reports A.General Updates i.Monthly Air Service Development Update Director Smith briefed the members on the numbers for both seats and flights leaving CCIA. The information he presented also gave the members insight into where CCIA ranks regionally & nationally; origin & destination info; and, percent of retainage. B.Financial - General Aviation Report (GAR) - Parking Revenue Reports Kimberly Miller, Finance Manager, reported on financial information from April 2021 that included parking activity and revenue along with operating expenditures. She also reported on passenger enplanements from the General Activity Report also including freight activity. C.Marketing Report Kim Hunt, Marketing Manager, informed the members on the new Marketing Campaign that included strategies and goals. She presented information regarding the search engine marketing that would be implemented as well as display advertising within the terminal. D.Construction Status Report Deputy Director Miller updated the members on the current construction projects: Terminal/GA Apron Reconstruction; TSA Baggage Relocation; and the status of the Demolition of Hangar 1. E.City Council Action Report i.Service Agreement – HUB Parking Technology USA, Inc. ii.Construction Contract – Teal Construction, Inc. F.Items for next Board meeting Finalizing Work Groups XIII.Adjournment As there was not further business, Chairman Reily adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.